Exam Overview

• Post Name: Instructor in Government Commercial Institute

• Department: Technical Education

• Mode of Recruitment: Direct

• Paper Code: 91/2015

• Date of Examination: 14th May 2015

• Exam Type: Objective (OMR based)

• Total Questions: 100

• Maximum Marks: 100

• Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

• Negative Marking: Yes (⅓ mark deducted for each incorrect answer)

• Medium: English

 Job Role of the Instructor

An Instructor in a Government Commercial Institute primarily works as a vocational or business subject teacher. Their responsibilities include:

• Teaching subjects like commerce, accountancy, typewriting, shorthand, office management, and business communication

• Preparing students for public and board examinations

• Conducting practical sessions on typewriting and office procedures

• Guiding students in office automation and entrepreneurship

• Maintaining training records, attendance, and internal assessments

Syllabus & Subject Focus

The question paper covered both core subject knowledge and general awareness, aligning with the Kerala PSC’s standards for technical teaching roles. Here’s the topic-wise breakdown:

1. Commerce and Management

• Principles of management and business administration

• Types of business organizations

• Marketing and sales techniques

• Entrepreneurship and small business development

• Office management and business correspondence

2. Accountancy

• Journal entries, ledger posting, trial balance

• Financial statements: Trading, P&L A/c, Balance Sheet

• Depreciation methods and error rectification

• Bank reconciliation statements

• Basics of cost and management accounting

3. Typewriting and Office Practice

• Keyboard layout, typing rules and techniques

• Business letters and layout formatting

• Filing systems, postal services, e-filing

• Office machinery and automation

• Duties of office staff and clerical hierarchy

4. General English

• Vocabulary: Synonyms, antonyms

• Grammar: Tenses, prepositions, voice, speech

• Sentence completion and correction

• Comprehension passages

5. General Knowledge & Current Affairs

• Kerala’s history, geography, renaissance

• Indian Constitution and governance

• Current events – national & international

• Recent developments in education and economy

6. Basic Arithmetic and Reasoning

• Percentage, ratio, and proportion

• Time and distance, age problems

• Series, analogy, and logical puzzles

   Question Distribution Pattern (Estimated)

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